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- Title
Ready! Fire! Aim! Firearm safety is every physician assistant's job.
- Authors
Zarbock, Sarah
- Abstract
The author reflects on the role of health care professionals in discussing gun safety with patients. She cites various gun incidents where innocents are involved. She urges health professionals to adequately prepare for providing information and counseling about firearm safety with their patients. She suggests the firearm safety courses that are available to educate people on safe handling, use and storage of firearms.
- Subjects
MEDICAL personnel; FIREARM safety; PATIENTS; GUN control
- Publication
JAAPA: Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (Haymarket Media, Inc.), 2009, Vol 22, Issue 12, p11
- ISSN
1547-1896
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1097/01720610-200912000-00001